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The life of businessman BULAIMU MUWANGA KIBIRIGE, mostly known by his acronym BMK, is one of the few genuinely recognized success stories in Uganda.
His rise that started with coffee trading to wide-scale entrepreneurship has been talked about for years but in his new book; My Story of Building a Fortune in Africa, BMK documents his journey while providing insights into what it takes to succeed as a businessman, writes Baker Batte Lule.
Many people have never understood the extent to which BMK’s wealth goes. He admits that he is not a person who likes talking about himself in the media and thus not a lot is known about him apart from his signature investment, Hotel Africana.
BMK tried to pull the cloud that surrounds him in a 228-page book titled My Story of Building a Fortune in Africa which was launched recently.
In the book that is written in a simple language, BMK tells of a story that begun in 1953 in Masaka. A son of Hajji Ali Kibirige, a successful businessman in his own right, and Mariam Kibirige, BMK was introduced to the world of business by his father when he was barely 14 years in 1966. Although his father collectively had 36 children, it seems his business acumen reincarnated in BMK.
After completing primary six in Butambala where he stayed with his paternal auntie, BMK, returned to his father’s home in Masaka and was deployed in the coffee business, which made him miss a year of school.